B. Andrej Plenković
C. Muhyiddin Yassin
D. Dmitry Medvedev
Malaysia’s King on Sunday 1st March 2020 swore in Muhyiddin Yassin – a low-lying political operator best known for his competence as a number two leader – as the country’s eighth prime minister.
The 72-year-old ardent Malay nationalist leader is assuming the position after seven days of teeth-clenching political turmoil triggered by the collapse of elder statesman Mahathir Mohamad’s Pakatan Harapan coalition last week.
Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad resigned Monday 24 Feb 2020 in a move analysts said appeared to be an effort to form a new coalition and block the succession of leader-in-waiting Anwar Ibrahim. Malaysia king accepts Mahathir Mohamad’s unexpected resignation, appoints him interim prime minister until a new cabinet is formed.
Tun Dr. Mahathir bin Mohamad is a Malaysian politician currently serving as the Prime Minister of Malaysia for the second time. Dr. Mahathir bin Mohamad was the 7th Prime Minister of Malaysia. He previously served as the Prime Minister from 1981 to 2003. Which makes him the office’s longest-serving holder. Here formed his own party which is known as “Malaysian United Indigenous Party” or Parti Pribumi Bersatu Malaysia (BERSATU, also known as PPBM and lesser known as PRIBUMI), is a nationalist political party in Malaysia formed on 8 September 2016. He is the chairman of the Pakatan Harapan coalition, as well as a member of the Parliament of Malaysia for the Langkawi constituency in Kedah.
last updated: 6 March 2020